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Everyone talks about hammering sellers to get the best price – about getting every dime you can out of a transaction. Last week a friend of mine was bragging about how he got this old lady to sell her house to him at 50% of it’s value! He’s going to make a big chunk of money on it too. Here’s my question, HOW DOES HE SLEEP AT NIGHT??? Maybe I’m just “too nice” and maybe I’ll always be just a working stiff, but I don’t want to do business that way. It seems like to be an investor, you have to be a real shark these days. Does anyone do business in way they wouldn’t be ashamed tell their Mom or their kids about?

You aren’t kidding. I see this kind of thing all the time and you gotta wonder how people live with themselves sometimes. But I’ve been an investor for 5 years now – full time – and although I’m sure there are some people who don’t like me, I’ve never set out to take advantage of anyone. You CAN do business in an ethical, honorable way – and I’m proof that you can make a lot of money doing it. Here’s an article by a guy who was my mentor. I probably wouldn’t have responded to this post except for the fact that I just got this from him yesterday and I like the way he thinks. Here’s a link to the article if you want his perspective. The deal he outlines is pretty much the way I do my deals. http://joecrump.com/helpothers.html

Hi,

It also depends on personal mentality. Few of us want success and money at any cost and we can say them as selfish.

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George Hagan
The Real Buyers Agent